Krishna Vikas asked: What can India do to encourage private investments in defence sector?

Reply: Refer to the following publications on the subject by IDSA faculty:

• India’s Defence Industry Base by Rajiv Nayan in Defence & Security Alert, at http://www.idsa.in/system/files/DIB_Nayan.pdf
• A Critique of MoD’s Joint Venture Guidelines by Laxman K. Behera, at
  http://idsa.in/idsacomments/ACritiqueofMoDsJointVentureGuidelines_lkbehe...
• Private Sector Participation in Defence Production: Industrial Licensing and FDI Issues by Laxman K. Behera, at
  http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/PrivateSectorParticipationinDefenceProdu...
• Public Private Partnership In Procurement Practices by Venu Gopal, at
  http://idsa.in/idsacomments/PrivatePartnershipinProcurementPractices_vgo...
• Will Indian Defence Private Sector Deliver with Recent Policy Changes? by Narinder Gupta, at http://idsa.in/idsacomments/WillIndianDefencePrivateSectorDeliverwithRec...